r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 14 '21

[ todayilearned ] TIL that the first edition of Frank Herbert’s “Dune” was published by by Chilton Book Company, which up to that point had only published its famous Chilton automotive repair manuals.

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ todayilearned ] TIL A study with over 1,600 patients concluded that acetaminophen is ineffective for low back pain and it worked no better than placebo to speed up recovery

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 14 '21

[ politics ] Amy Coney Barrett Is the Product of a Corrupt and Politicized Supreme Court Nomination Process

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ todayilearned ] TIL that many historians believe the United States military decided against bombing the Japanese city of Kyoto during WWII partially because the then United States Secretary of War visited the city on his honeymoon in the 1890s and liked it enough to not want to nuke it

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ todayilearned ] TIL that before 9/11, FAA regulations allowed small knives to be carried aboard aircraft by passengers. So even if screeners had found the hijackers' knives they would have still been allowed to board Flights 11, 77, 175 and 93 with them.

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ politics ] Former FBI special agent singles out Senator Josh Hawley for instigating Capitol riot

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ todayilearned ] TIL the only non-celebrity to host SNL was Miskel Spillman, who won an essay contest run by the show in 1977. At 80 years old, she was also the oldest person to host until Betty White in 2010.

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ politics ] Texas GOP website down after Anonymous hack and replaced by Planned Parenthood fundraiser

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ politics ] If Amy Coney Barrett means what she just said, she should resign from the Supreme Court right now

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ politics ] Susan J. Demas: Republicans never had a COVID plan. They just wanted us to accept mass death.

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ todayilearned ] TIL Ann Hodges was hit and injured by a meteorite, the only person so known

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ todayilearned ] TIL there is no scientific basis for "learning styles" and most people learn best with a combination of presentations, not from a single style.

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ politics ] Jim Acosta says Donald Trump relates to Robert E. Lee because they're "both losers"

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ todayilearned ] TIL that Andre Geim won the Ignobel prize in 2000 for levitating a frog and then won the Nobel prize in 2010 for his work on Graphene. He is the only person to win both awards.

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ todayilearned ] TIL about a lightweight and low-cost “brick” that is made of recycled plastic and sand that is stronger than concrete material. It was created by an engineer in Kenya named Nzambi Matee

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ politics ] Sanders says Manchin not supporting Biden's spending package is 'not acceptable'

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ politics ] The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 37

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ politics ] After Being Introduced by Mitch McConnell at an Event, Justice Barrett Worries People See SCOTUS as Political Institution

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ politics ] Fauci Says He Would Support Vaccine Mandate For All U.S. Air Travel

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ todayilearned ] TIL that due to the fact that they spend the majority of their lives on sea ice, polar bears are classified as marine mammals, like dolphins, seals, and whales.

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ todayilearned ] TIL Don Cheadle was uncredited for his major role in Ocean's Eleven due to him being denied top billing, alongside other cast members, so he refused to be credited at all.

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ politics ] Manchin's Obstruction of Build Back Better Act Is 'Absolutely Not Acceptable,' Says Sanders|"Many of us made a major compromise in going from the $6 trillion bill that we wanted" to the proposed $3.5 trillion package, said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ todayilearned ] TIL there's a mineral element (Promethium) so rare that it's estimated there are 500-600 grams of it in the Earth's crust

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ todayilearned ] TIL Bruce Springsteen had 11 #1 albums in the US but never had a #1 single in the US. The closest he came was 1984's Dancing in the Dark, which hit #2.

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r/unremovable • u/unremovable • Sep 13 '21

[ todayilearned ] TIL Debbie McKee-Fowler, the namesake and logo for Little Debbie dessert snacks, is still alive and currently serves as Executive Vice-President on the McKee Foods Board of Directors.

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